Leucaena leucocephala

What this means for control work

Fruit has been recorded recorded in almost every month. Treat before it, not during.

Based on 83 Hawaiian field observations in which the observer recorded fruit, out of 151 annotated records for this species. These are people standing in front of the plant, dated and located to the metre — the densest Hawaiian evidence available. What they cannot tell you is whether the fruit was ripe.

Falls where it stands. Local, which makes containment realistic if the timing is right.

Travels on boots, tyres, stock and gear. Cleaning protocols timed to the fruiting window are worth more than the same protocols applied year-round.